Adjustable hinge.



Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

A m Frlhlli? 1 FIGEH JOHN HOWARD WAY, OF EI IILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA.

ADJUSTABLE HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Duo. 12, .1910.

Applicailon filed Dotober 27, 1818. Serial No. 128,029.

T1), whom it mag concern:

if it lmown that I. Jon's Howmb WAY, of Hlulmlelphia. if. the county of Philatleh phi-a and State of Pennsylvania, have in- 'vel ltml aorta in new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Hinges, whereof the follow mg is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates tea leaf hinge with ',np:1-:-i!; for lateral adjustment as between Lhe l fllYLS. In this; way the hinged closure mow he inadvto more accurately (it its-openir with rupncitv for compensation from ['im: to lime f0] shrinlm'gm or swelling: of the 1mm. l sci-ore the iUllilfi iiHlJlllh) of. my hiz.: l the euu'llrrnuunt o l l'iintle. snore. si'vl yortionsof which are z-ccvutric to each otlwr iulllllllJllljlhlUll with means wher by tho piuthmay he rotated and firmlj SeCiufwl in any desired position.

it is importunt that the QH'ZLHiI'lPlt)" of thapinrlc shull not remier difficult or imposilile the .I-'l,ll| ll of the hingl' by the insertion of the ninth: through the successive bored knuckles. T nocom ivlish this cm] by reduciu; the nulins of culrh s|1 .-oessive portion of the pintle. li an am unt equaling its eccen trinity in relation to the prmzetling portion.

In the :uwoiupnnviug drawings, 1' have ilh'lstrutml :1 hinge constructed in accordance with my iuyeution. at. the sometime disclosing'vertnin mo lific'atirms-uhich may be made without departing.therefrom.

Figure I. is no elevation partly in section of a hinge embodying my, invention. Fig. IT. is a horizoni'ulsection along the line II. II. ofFig L l. Pig's. ill. end IV, are detail sectional views oi 'ththinge leaves. Fig. V, is :1 pors 'ierl'i e \jie of the ointle of the hinge shown in Fig. I. Fig. VII. isa similar view of no alterlmtive form of pintle. Figs. VI. and VIII. are detailed iews showing different means for securing: the pintle against rotation. Fig. TX. is a partial view of the lower part of the hinge. showing an sll'cruntive method for securing the hinge Fig. I. thehinge there shown ofa leaf 1. carrying the and G, and. the leafQ. carrying he kn. l.1ckle$'3. 5,.am} T, of which 3. and 7, nrethe. end .lmulcles of the hinge. The knuckles 3. and 5.'a1-e;.hored concentrically to the diameter of the largest portion of the pintle, after the manner of Fig. IV. The

km clzle 7. is also bored concentrically. with 3, and 5, but to the smaller diameter of the smallest portion'l'ii the pintle. Thekuuckles 4, and 6, are bored eccentricully to ix diameter corresponding to thnt of the middleportion oi the pintle. the eccentricity of the bore corresp nding to the cn-ccntrivity; of said mid (He-portion ol the pin. (See Fig. III.)

The pintln comprises a hendvll), a toothed flange 111:1 large upper portion 12, an ecoem.

tric mhhlle portion 1 -5. aml a small terminal.

portion which-is concentric with the upper port on 12. The eccentric portion-13,, is if less iluumtter tluin the imper portion 12',

the reduction in (liz'uuetcr being sufficient to allow the entire eccentricity to he obtained \\'.ll.ll0lli any part of the portion 13. projecting beyond the cylindrical plane which hounds the portion 12. Preferably this is accomplished h reducing the radius: of the portion. l -lv as comrmrecl with the radius of the portion 12, by an amount equal to the eccentric-it? of the one to the otherl Like- YlSP. the rmhu'e terminal portion L4. is sulliclbntly sumllor m diameter as compared with the intermediate portion 13. to permit I it to occupy A position concentric with the portion 12. and. therefore. eccentrii: to the. ])fil'l.'l()l) 13. without. however. any portion of ii; projecting of bore of "the The eccentricity the knuckles. and 6, preferably corresponds beyond the cylindrical .houncle mg plane of. poxtion 13.

to the eccentricity of the intern'u-rlinte poo tion 13, of the pintle. the pintle is rotated n hull turn from the position shown both leaves will he in alinement. \Vhen. however. the pintle is turned .to the position shown in Fig. I. the knuckles 4. and i. are thrown out from the knuckles and 'i. as shown in said figure. the extent depending upon the eccentricity of the inter mediate portion 13. of'the pintlen as comT pared with its 11 per and lower )ortions.

The lower em of the pintle is split. as shown at lii and provided with a terminal flange 16. which. is capable of engaging. a oorresponding shoulder 1T. formeclnear the lower end of the bore of the knuch e T. s that. the expansive force of the split end 0 the pint-1e tends to constantly hold the entire pintle in its seated position.

The pintleis rotated hy applied to its head 10, whmhnray be pro vided witlrspnnnerholes to famhtateench rotation. In order to prevent.- unmtentlonal in fig. I. the knuckles of rotation, the lower edge of the collar 11, below the head of the pin, is toothed as shown, and at the same time the upper edge ol? the upper corner knuckle 3, is correspondingly toothed, as shown. in Fig. VI, the lel'igth of the pin being such that when it is driven into its seat, as shown, the firm engagement, of the parts described prevents further rotation until the pin has been partly raised from its seat as permitted by a force sufficient to overcome the hold of its split end upon the collar 17. A cap 18.. is provided with a threadml portion 19, which may be screwed into the lower end of the corner r knuckle 7, in order to complete the hinge.

In Fig. VII, 1 have shown an alternative method of effecting the engagement ol'? the lower edge of the collar 11, with the upper edge of the knuckle 3, consisting of a pin 20, capable of being received within a succession of holes 21, cut in said upper edge 01 the knuckle 3, as shown in Fig. VIII. Likewise, this pintle is held in its seated position by an alternative method, consisting of the projecting threaded lower end fitting the cap 22, which is ii'iteriorly threaded to receive the same and which, therefore, becomes a nut capable when screwed up against the lower edge 03". the knuckle 7, of holding the pintle down to its seat.-

In a small hinge it is possible to omit the special means for preventing undesired rotation of the pintle, which. I have shown, and to substitute compression obtained by screwing the cap 22, firmly up against the lower edge of the knuckle (3, the shoulder immediately abo e the threaded portion at the end of the pintle, being sufficiently cut away to permit of this compression.

It will be understood that my invention is not limited to a hinge provided with a number of: knuckles which i. have .shmvn in the illustration, nor confirmed to any particu- -lar number of successive eccentric portions of the intle.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim:

1. A hinge having a pintle provided with portions which are successively eccentric to each other, such portions being successively of reduced diameter to anextent permitting the eccentricity to be accomplished without any projection of an eccentric portion beyond the cylindrical plane which bounds the preceding portion.

2. A hinge having its end knuckles bored concentrically, and a pintle the upper and lower portions of which fit said end knuckles, and the intermediate portion, of which is eccentric to said upper and lower portions.

3. A hinge having its end knuckles bored concentrically, intermediate knuckles bored eccent-l'ically, and a pintle with a large up per portion and a small lower portion fitting the end knuckles, and an intermediate. portion fitting the intermediate knuckles.

4. In an adjustable. hinge, the combination of a pintle having portions which are eccentric. in relation to other portions, a head whereby said pintle may be rotated, and means whereby said pintle when driven home to its seat, is held against rotation.

In an adjustable hinge, the combination of a pintle having portions which are eccentric in relation to other portions, a head wherehy-sa.id pintle may be rotated, a toothed edge below the head, and a correspondingly toothed edge at the top of the upper end knuckle of the hinge. I

(3. In an adjustable hinge, the combination of a pintle having portions which are eccentric to other portions, means on said pintle, which. are capable when said 'pintle is seated of interlocking with corresponding means on one of the knuckles of the hinge whereby the pintle is kept from rotation in said knuckles, the end of said pintle being splitand provided with a terminal'flange which engages one of the knuckles ,to hold the pintle seated.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this eighteenth day of October, 1916.

JOHN. HOWARD, WAY.-

Witnesses: I

James H. BELL, E. L. FoLmnrroN. 

